What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Supreme Court

What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Supreme Court

Happy Friday! We have four pieces of business to discuss before we get to our main course:First, President Trump’s Wednesday night address on Iran. Despite the hype, not much new was announced. Trump said that America’s “core strategic objectives” in the war — “systematically dismantling the regime’s ability to threaten America or reject power outside of their borders” — are “nearing completion,” though the U.S. is going to “hit them extremely h…

'There Are Places Where He Is Very Small': Attorney Ifill Speaks Out About Trump’s Presence at Landmark Supreme Court Hearing

A recent high-stakes Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship drew national attention this week — but it was civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill’s pointed observation about President Donald Trump’s quiet presence that is resonating beyond the courtroom. “There are just places in which he is very small,” Ifill said, reflecting on Trump’s appearance during oral arguments. “And the Supreme Court… is one of them.” A Landmark Constitutional…